13th Annual SAYS Slam Season
February 2024 , Location TBA
SAYS Slam Season
Each year, hundreds of Sacramento area students compete in local poetry competitions, or slams; ultimately, a team of six students from SAYS compete at the International Brave New Voices competition. All area students ages 13–19 are encouraged to compete.
The 13th Annual Equity Summit & Social Justice Awards
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
4–6:30 p.m. | UC Davis Conference Center
Join educators, community members and experts from a range of disciplines for this annual event that addresses the pertinent social issues of our time. The UC Davis Equity Summit coalesces people, ideas and institutions to deepen strategies, shape actions and create solutions:
Reconnect with colleagues over keynote address, special performances and music.
Be inspired by Social Justice Award winners.
Create community with colleagues committed to Equity and Social Justice.
Receive complimentary Equity Summit swag and resources.
13th Annual SAYS Summit
May 24, 2024 9am - 5pm at UC Davis
As a culminating event of the academic year, SAYS invites hundreds of young people to convene on the UC Davis campus to experience college and empowerment in a new way.
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Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival
July 2024 - Washington, DC
SAYS 2023 Slam Team,
The Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival is back in person for the first time since 2019. This year’s festival centers around bring youth together as a poetic community. Team compete in a youth poetry, workshops, and youth development.